Farmer murdered
Police recovered the body of a farmer, abducted by criminals on Saturday night, at Laxmidharpur village in Mirpur upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Sujit Roy, 42, younger brother of JSD leader and general secretary of district unit Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Ashit Singh Roy, hailed from Kazipur village in Daulatpur upzila. Police quoting family sources said a gang numbering 8-10 abducted Sujit on Saturday night at gunpoint from his house. They later took him to a field in nearby Laxmidharpur village and slaughtered him with a sharp weapon. Local people found the body early in the morning and informed the police. Later, police sent the body to Kushtia General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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